Man’s best friend has long earned its keep in service to humans when it comes to hunting, herding, providing protection or assisting in searches. Now, a few visionary researchers at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi are interested in training canines to sniff out crude oil on Texas beaches. Poppy, an English Springer Spaniel, and Bin, a […]
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By submitted [email protected] CORPUS CHRISTI – Man’s best friend has long earned its keep in service to humans when it comes to hunting, herding, providing protection, or assisting in searches. Now, a few visionary researchers at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi are interested in training canines to sniff out crude oil on Texas beaches. Poppy, an […]
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Oil spills significantly damage ecosystems and economies, but current detection technology for subsurface oil is labor-intensive, slow and provides limited coverage. Professional canine detection teams have shown in recent experiences that their oil detection capability exceeds the requirements to develop specific operational treatment criteria. In this AGU 2021 media roundtable, researchers will discuss how canines […]
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I am pleased to announce that Chiron K9, LLC has been awarded approval as a Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining consultant partner. The GICHD has been a clearinghouse for information related to humanitarian demining for decades. I was fortunate to be an invited member of the Animal Detection Systems forum and attended the initial […]
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